UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service

Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by delbel on Thursday June 09, 2016 @02:31PM (#11871339)

It would be nice to have a field to denote "This driver has a marijuana handlers permit" so they could potentially deliver recreational marijuana from retailer to consumer. Although I'm sure the regulators would want to go over this. This would be in Oregon.

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by chrismessina on Thursday June 09, 2016 @03:15PM (#11871600)

Currently UberRUSH is only available in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, so that's the first gating issue for this idea.

Second, there are several restrictions on what can be delivered via UberRUSH:

- People or animals of any size

- Alcohol (or any other goods that require identification)

- Illegal items

- Dangerous items (weapons, explosives, flammable, etc.)

- Stolen goods

- Any items for which you do not have permission to send.

- Couriers reserve the right to refuse delivery of any item.

I work on the Uber Developer Platform team and am happy to answer additional questions, though suggest checking out our FAQ first:

https://developer.uber.com/docs/rush/faq

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by mey on Thursday June 09, 2016 @04:10PM (#11871985)

Some other things you might think about excluding. BioHazards, Waste, Industrial Materials

Could be argued that they fall under Dangerous items, but if you look at USPS, they've seen it all and get pretty specific.

https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by jdavis703 on Thursday June 09, 2016 @06:10PM (#11872755)

And remember marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. A RICO investigation is the last thing Uber or its investors want.

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by SilasX on Thursday June 09, 2016 @03:26PM (#11871678)

I think it would also be nice to have a general interface portal for 1099-economy gigs so you can list (and document) all your qualifications and you see results from Uber, Taskrabbit, Doordash, etc that you're qualified for.

(Though naturally the bigger players there might not like sharing access to their platform like that.)

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by sgarman on Thursday June 09, 2016 @06:16PM (#11872788)

This has essentially been banned by MMRSA in California and has been banned in SF for a while now.

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by apahwa on Thursday June 09, 2016 @06:21PM (#11872813)

what is "this"?

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by sgarman on Thursday June 09, 2016 @10:06PM (#11873822)

Cannabis delivery by a third party, i.e. not employed the by dispensary.

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Re:UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service by jacalata on Thursday June 09, 2016 @08:57PM (#11873544)

Marijuana delivery, I think.

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